Metro

Bhubaneswar: The 20th annual conference of Indian Arthroplasty Association (IAA), themed ‘Simplifying Techniques and Technologies’ was inaugurated at a city hotel here Friday. Organised under the leadership of senior consultant, Orthopaedics and joint replacement surgery in Apollo Hospitals Debabrata Padhy, the event will conclude October...

Bhubaneswar: Artisans of Orissa Art and Craft Samiti (OACS) from different parts of the country are exhibiting their creations in traditional pure silk and cotton products, to cater to the demands of the festival season with the theme ‘Silk India – Wedding Collection’. The exhibition...

Bhubaneswar: Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (ABPMJAY) will be implemented in the state by the end of this financial year, said Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling Friday. Around 3.5 crore individuals will benefit from the merger of the Centre’s flagship health insurance scheme Ayushman...

Cuttack: The State Transport Authority (STA) has advised the owners of the trucks transporting paddy to install location tracking devices in the vehicles by November 15, in order to ensure seamless transport of paddy during the procurement process. According to reports, the state government has...

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court Friday asked the state government to file the status report of and case diary related to the alleged assault of an Army officer and his female friend at Bharatpur police station in Bhubaneswar September 15. Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo gave...

Bhubaneswar: An under-trial prisoner died under mysterious circumstances at the controversy-ridden Jharpada Special Jail here Friday, even as the family of the deceased alleged that he succumbed to custodial torture by prison staff. An officer at the Laxmisagar police station said Bidyadhara Guru, 48, who...

Bhubaneswar: The Crime Branch of Odisha Police Friday informed the judicial commission headed by Justice CR Dash that the polygraph tests of all five police personnel in connection with the alleged torture of an army officer and sexual assault of his fiancee in custody has...

Bhubaneswar: Hours after some 'habishyali' women fell ill at the Brindabati Niwas in Puri and were admitted to a hospital there, Chief Minister Mohan Majhi asked Srimandir administration and Puri district magistrate to take necessary measures for women pilgrims. Majhi, who is on a tour...

Bhubaneswar: A fresh weather system is brewing over the North Andaman Sea, which could take shape of a depression by October 24, bringing heavy rain in some places of Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Friday. A depression is an...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Mohan Charan Majhi Friday congratulated Ajay Kumar Kadraka, a tribal youth from Rayagada district, for successfully clearing National Eligibility Test (NET)-2024 conducted by the University Grants Commission (UGC). Ajay, who belongs to the Dangaria Kandh tribe - a particularly vulnerable tribal group...